Open AccessComparative outcome in patients with delirium tremens receiving care in emergency services only versus those receiving comprehensive inpatient care
Author(s) -
Sojan Baby,
Pratima Murthy,
K Thennarasu,
Prabhat Chand,
Biju Viswanath
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/psychiatry.indianjpsychiatry_260_17
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency medicine , delirium , emergency department , observational study , delirium tremens , prospective cohort study , alcohol withdrawal syndrome , anesthesia , alcohol , intensive care medicine , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry
Delirium tremens (DT) is a medical emergency. Many cases are treated and discharged from emergency services (ES), after complete or partial resolution of delirium. Few receive comprehensive inpatient addiction treatment (CIAT) after the initial emergency management.